Comments on IA Classics: Tools of the Trade in Comic Book Form

danb — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

Fantastic! Great idea and just what I needed. Cheers!

Noel Franus — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:51:19 GMT

Brilliant! Absolutely required stuff. Thanks for making this complex stuff that much more clear.

Alex Pramoda — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

This is a great concept. As an online instructor, I have used cartoons to illustrate complex technical concepts and have been fairly successful in conveying my thoughts. Very well done Don.

Tom Van Vleck — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

Wonderful stuff.

Years ago I experimented with
what I called “software engineering comix”
using a now-defunct Mac program called
Comic Strip Factory. I did seven of them, with
one idea per strip.. the opposite of Dan’s compressed
insight, but likewise aimed at folks who think visually.

Samantha Bailey — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

I love it when memes seem like they start cropping up all over—if you haven’t seen it yet, check out the poster from CHI that parallels the IA process and dating:
http://www.miyukishimbo.com/shell/dating.html

lord — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:50:01 GMT

As a designer with a past full of comics too, this is very enjoyable! In the past (when appropriate) I often used comic techniques to make ideas stick where a “spec” wouldn’t.

It seems like the idea broke down a little bit towards the end though, with the persona part. The other pages give you an idea of what the technique is about at a glance. The persona one could have more going on graphically, perhaps a representation of the different parts of a persona, or where they come from?

A nice piece!

ML — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:51:19 GMT

I’m glad that using humor/comics can help make concepts stick.